Michael Johns, Queen, Supertramp, Elton John (& Kiki Dee!), Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, America, Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Bee Gees, Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, Hall & Oates, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Wings, Kenny Loggins, Billy Joel, Don McLean, KC and the Sunshine Band, Adele and Earth, Wind and Fire
Movies
Original Star Wars trilogy, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Airplane!, The Jerk, original Friday the 13th, for starters
Television
Three's Company, Ellen, Roseanne, Golden Girls, The Comeback, 30 Rock, The Practice, Boston Legal, Brady Bunch, All in the Family, Facts of Life, Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, Charlie's Angels, Survivor, History Channel, Game Show Network, Judge Judy, Nancy Grace, Y&R, Price is Right
Books
Currently: Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking and Heather Thomas's Trophies
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ABOUT CHRIS MANN ..........................................................................................................
Author of the acclaimed TV tell-all Come and Knock on Our Door, Chris Mann has covered talent, legal issues and social trends as a freelance writer for TV Guide, emmy, Radar and other magazines. Additionally, he pens and sometimes art directs celeb cover-story profiles and photo shoots for numerous healthy living magazines. A behind-the-scenes expert on retro TV and Hollywood's glamorous facades, Chris is developing multiple media projects, including editing the pop webzine Retroality.TV.
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